By Dr. Richard Weitz The issue of promoting an enduring reconciliation between the Afghan government and influential members of the Taliban is the most controversial element of the peace process. The intent is to exploit the fact that the Taliban leadership is not a cohesive group. Some Taliban leaders might…
01/10/2012 by Richard Weitz 2012 will prove challenging for the US-Pakistani relationship. And this relationship will have a core relationship to the Afghan end game and the evolution of security relationships in the region. Dealing with the blow ups at the end of 2011 will be important. The Unites States…
12/16/2011 By Richard Weitz The Pakistani Embassy yesterday offered a briefing of the Pakistani military’s version of the November 26 incident in which U.S. attack helicopters and an AC-130 gunship attacked two Pakistani border outposts near Afghanistan in the Mohmand tribal area shortly after midnight , killing 24 soldiers and…
11/27/2011 By Richard Weitz Pakistan and the United States have experienced their most serious incident along the Afghan-Pak border. According to Pakistani sources, confirmed by NATO, U.S. helicopters acting as part of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan attacked a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing…
[caption id="attachment_14313" align="alignleft" width="150" caption=" "][/caption] By Dr. Richard Weitz 11/21/2011 - On November 1, 2011, Turkey officially extended its command of the all-important region of Afghanistan’s Kabul region for another year. Furthermore, Istanbul hosted two vital multinational meetings on November 1 and 2 designed to support international peace efforts…
9/15/2011 by Robbin Laird The Second Line of Defense team is starting a series, which we will call the strategic whiteboard. By leveraging the new systems being designed and built today, and building upon the capabilities of these new systems, America can have a better defense at less cost. This…
09/08/2011: An A-10 Thunderbolt II is refueled over southern Afghanistan. The most prominent feature of the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling-gun cannon. This weapon is capable of firing 3,900 rounds a minute and can defeat an array of ground targets, including tanks. Both the A-10…
09/05/2011: Video shows a three man communications team which travels around Helmand Province, Afghanistan to work on Explosive Ordnance Disposal's communication devices. Credit: 2nd Marine Logistics Group: 08/05/11
